Tobacco bunching and rolling machine.



I. s. HA'GGERTY. TOBACCO BUNCHING AND ROLLING MACHINE.

' 'APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, I916. maww Patented Sept. 4,1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I I N V E N TO R V WITNESSES I I 1 IWHIIWIII LWLWIUMIIIIIII ATTORNEY J. S. HAGGERTY. FOBACCO BUNCHING AND ROLLING MACHINE.

Patented Sept. 4, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 www APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 18, l9l6.

INVENTOR WITNESSES- ATTORN EY JAMES S. I-IAGGERTY, OF MANNINGTON, WESTVIRGINIA.

' TOBACCO BUNCHING AND ROLLING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 4%, 1917.

Application filed September 18, 1916. Serial No. 120,7'16.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, James S. I-IAeenn'rY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Mannington, in the county of Marion and State ofWest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTobacco Bunching and Rolling Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to cigar and stogy bunching and rolling machines.

It is the aim of this invention to provide an elastic tobacco bunchreceiving pocket, which will automatically adjust itself to the size ofbunch or filler for properly rolling the latter.

Another object of the invention is to simplify the general structure ofthe invention and to provide a smooth operation of the device forreducing the cost of manufacture to a minimum, and to increase theoutput of each machine.

A. further object of the invention is to house the mechanism by whichthe drum may be operated within the latter, so as to prevent contact ofthe operator therewith and also to. maintain said mechanism in aninconspicuous place.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a sectional view of the device showing the completeoperating mechanism in side elevation.

F 2 is a top plan fragmentary sectional view of the machine, the apronand belt being removed from the drum to disclose details.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken through the complete machine, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the machine.

In the drawings a table 1 is provided which has an opening formed in thetop thereof through which adrum 2 operates,

the latter being mounted upon an axle 3. The axle 3 is journaled insuitable hearings on the table top and has mounted thereon, within saiddrum 2, a ratchet wheel &. Said ratchet wheel is in fixed engagementwith the drum 2, so as to be simultaneously operated with the latter.

A standard 5 is depended from the bottom of the table 2, the upper endof said standard being pivoted to the table top, while the opposite endis equipped with a foot engaging portion 6, whereby the standard may berocked on its axis. A link 7 is provided, one end of which is in pivotalengagement with the standard 5 and the opposite end offset andpivotallyengaged with one end of a link 8. The link 8 is pivotally mounted uponthe axle 3 and completely housed within the drum 2, a pawl 9 beingpivotally mounted in its free end. The pawl 9 as shown to advantage inFigs. 1 and 3 normally gravitates into engagement with the ratchet wheel4:, whereby when the standard 5 is operated in a direction toward therear of the machine, the pawl will engage the teeth of the ratchet wheeland rotate the same, thereby imparting movement to the drum 2. v

A belt 10 is engaged with the drum 2 in the usual manner and hassuperposed thereupon an endless apron 11. The apron 11 is engaged with acarriage 12 at the rear of the machine, the latter being slidablymounted upon horizontal parallelly arranged rods 13 which are carried bythe table top. The carriage 12 is normally held in close proximity tothe rear of the table by spiral springs 14-, the inner convolution ofeach of which is engaged with the can riage, while the outermostconvolution of each of said springs is engaged in the eye of anadjustable eye bolt 15. A thumb nut 16 is engaged with each eye bolt,whereby the tension of said'springs 14 may be ad justed. The apron 11 istrained about a roller 17 which is depended from the bottom of asmoothing plate 18, the latter being slidably mounted upon the rods 13and being normally held in close proximity to said drum 2 by spiralsprings 19, each of the lat ter having one end thereof engaged with aportion of the smoothing plate, while the opposite end of each is inengagement with cars 20 which are projected laterally from sleeves 21.The sleeves 21 are independent of the smoothing plates and are slidablymounted upon the rods 18, but are held in any predetermined position bya set screw 22.

From the above it will no doubt be obvious that the apron 11 is normallydistended, but is flexible under pressure in or der to form a pocket, asindicated at 23, and shown to advantage in Fig. 3. The springs 14L areadapted to be so adjusted that a very small pocket will normally beprovided, in order to require the exertion of pressure thereon in orderto expand the pocket, the

pocket in this way always adjusting itself to snugly engage the tobaccobunch or filler immaterial of the size of the latter. As will no doubtbe understood the filler will always be composite, and will bethoroughly rolled upon rotation of the drum 2.

It will be understood that the above description and accompanyingdrawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of myinvention and that various minor changes in details of construction,proportion and arrangement of parts may be made within the scope of theappended claims without sacrificing any of the advantages of myinvention.

I claim q I 1. A tobacco bunching and rolling machine including a table,a drum in said table, mechanism arranged in said drum whereby the lattermay be operated, an apron trained about said drum to receive the tobaccoand the latter being rolled by movement of the drum, and a footoperating member depending from said table and in connection with theoperating mechanism for actuating the latter.

2. A tobacco bunching and rolling machine including a table equippedwith a rotatable drum, an apron trained about said drum, a smoothingplate structure slidably mounted on the table and having a portionthereof engaged with said apron, means slid ably mounted on the tableand co-acting with said smoothing plate structure to permit fiexure ofthe apron between said means and said smoothing plate structure, andsprings connecting said means and smoothing plate structure.

3. A tobacco bunching and rolling machine including a table equippedwith a movable member, an aprontrained about said member, a smoothingplate structure slidably mounted on the table and having a portionthereof engaged with said apron, sleeves slidably mounted on the tableand equipped with a roller adjacent the smoothing plate, and means tohold said sleeves and smoothing plate structure together. I

-l. A tobacco bunching and rolling machine including .a table equippedwith an axle, a drum mounted on said axle, a ratchet wheel arrangedwithin said drum and movable therewith, means in engagement with saidratchetwheel to operate the latter for imparting movement to said drum,and a belt carried by said drum and opeable by movement of the latter toroll tobacco carried upon said belt. p p

5. A tobacco bunching and rolling machine including atable, a drummounted in said table, mechanism arranged within said drum whereby thelatter may be operated, and an apron trained about saiddrum to receivetobacco, said tobacco being rolled in the apron by movement of saiddrum.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of a witness. Y.

J AMES S. HAGGER-TY,

Witness: 1

M. E. Jones.

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